Category: Energy & Environment

September 1, 2023

The White House will seek an additional $4 billion to address natural disasters as part of its supplemental funding request — a sign that wildfires, flooding and hurricanes that have intensified during a period of climate change are imposing ever […]

August 29, 2023

The Biden administration finalized revised environmental regulations impacting bodies of water Tuesday in response to a Supreme Court decision in May upending the original version. In a joint announcement, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers […]

August 29, 2023

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced it was proposing updates to the country’s gas distribution pipelines. The new proposed regulations would improve safety and mitigate risk through the improvement of emergency […]

August 21, 2023

President Biden is heading to Hawaii Monday to view the widespread damage from the recent Maui wildfires, meet with survivors and fend off criticism that his administration responded to the disaster too slowly. There were no details on the itinerary […]

August 17, 2023

Finding out more about the mysteries of life’s origins on Earth is important, especially as we try to find life beyond our solar system. A new bit of research could change everything, finally bridging how Earth went from being a […]

August 2, 2023

The Biden administration is delaying plans to restock the nation’s emergency oil reserve amid a price hike that has pushed oil above $80 a barrel. The Energy Department canceled a planned purchase of 6 million barrels for the strategic reserve […]

July 31, 2023

President Joe Biden will travel to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah next week and is expected to talk about his administration’s efforts to combat climate change as the region endures a brutally hot summer with soaring temperatures, the White House […]

July 27, 2023

With heat waves spreading across the United States, President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new steps to protect workers — including a hazard alert notifying employers and employees about ways to stay safe from extreme heat — as well as […]

July 27, 2023

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed construction to resume on a contested natural-gas pipeline that is being built through Virginia and West Virginia. Work on the Mountain Valley Pipeline had been blocked by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]

July 27, 2023

Four years from now, if all goes well, a nuclear-powered rocket engine will launch into space for the first time. The rocket itself will be conventional, but the payload boosted into orbit will be a different matter. NASA announced Wednesday […]

July 17, 2023

The White House was silent when asked by Fox News Digital whether it agrees with Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC) John Kerry’s recent comments lamenting the Ukraine war’s carbon footprint. Spokespeople for both the White House and National Security […]

July 11, 2023

More than 100 energy and farm trade groups sent a letter Tuesday morning to President Biden, urging him to reconsider his administration’s proposed tailpipe emissions regulations designed to force more electric vehicle sales. The coalition of organizations, led by the […]

June 29, 2023

The Biden administration’s internal analysis of its proposed power plant crackdown is based on overly rosy assumptions that experts argue vastly downplay how the regulations are projected to impact power grid reliability and costs. The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulatory […]

June 23, 2023

Environmentalists, ranchers and others have fought for years against lithium mining ventures in Nevada. Yet opposition to mining one particular desert tract for the silvery white metal used in electric car batteries is coming from unusual quarters: space. An ancient […]

June 21, 2023

The American Petroleum Institute (API), an organization representing the natural gas and oil industry, recently urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to modify a proposal for new tailpipe emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles. “We share the goal of reduced […]

June 20, 2023

Just 45 miles (72 kilometers) from the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation where Daranda Hinkey and her family corral horses and cows, a centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s clean energy plan is taking shape: construction of one of the largest lithium […]

June 13, 2023

Young people challenging Montana officials over inaction on climate change are expected back in state court on Tuesday in a first-of-a kind trial of a lawsuit that environmentalists hope will spur changes in the fossil fuel-friendly state. State officials have […]

May 31, 2023

Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would lower gasoline prices, encourage increased domestic energy production, and reduce reliance on foreign energy sources. The Pay Less at the Pump Act would amend the IRS Code of 1986 to […]

May 24, 2023

The United States announced at a U.N. conference on Wednesday nearly $524 million in additional humanitarian aid for the Horn of Africa that aims to put a spotlight on the extreme effects of climate change and the worst drought in […]

May 18, 2023

The nation’s top hydropower trade group and energy developers are raising the alarm on the burdensome regulatory process facing new and existing projects, warning a reliable source of electricity for millions is at risk. Hydropower — which supplies nearly 80,000 […]